Twelve Winter Ales: Warm your holiday season with BC Craft Beer

I’ve learned that when looking for a special beer to give as a gift or take to a holiday party, it’s generally not a good idea to bring out the huge bourbon barrel-aged barley wines and imperial stouts. Sure, I think they are the apex of beer, but I understand that they are a bit of an acquired taste.

To avoid challenging peoples’ palates and receiving confused and slightly disgusted looks, check out this list of 12 winter beers that all of your friends and family are sure to love this holiday season.

Dageraad—Anno 2018(8.5%)

This Belgian-style golden strong ale was brewed at the end of summer with freshly harvested pears, then bottle conditioned with Brett C. They also added a small amount of Indian coriander for a spicy/citrus note.

Drinking a bottle ofAnno at Christmas or New Years is a modern tradition for many BC beer fans.

Boombox—Midnight Train (8.3%)

Midnight Trainis a stout brewed with oat flakes, lactose, milk sugar, and cocoa powder. It was then conditioned on a massive amount of coconut, and espresso beans.

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Ed "The Beer Geek" Kaye is the author of "Bring Your Porter to the Slaughter", one of BC's very best beer blogs. He's also an Associate Editor of What's Brewing, handling the Upcoming Exbeeriences events column for our weekly Hopline e-news.